Colin
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Him: Hi, oh where are you.
Me: just sat watching telly like I do every day.
Him: Urm ive went & stuck petrol in my car (diesel) can you meet me at the Audi garage.
Me: Yeah ok.
Went there & walked in just as the lady broke the news to him that it was going to cost £368 +VAT to drain the tank, flush the lines & change filters etc.
Should have seen his face!! 
Then we get out & I ask him how much he stuck in............just 2 litres.
Should have just left it in there!!
Tried to talk him into buying a new car while we were there but hes full of reasons not to, even though I said he could probably swerve the bill for the tank flush.
Not having it though!!
What a fanny!! Anyone else's dad beat mine?? Last month he paid chips away £150 to 'paint' his rear bumper.....it came out looking like a school child had done it!!
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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oh dear.
So that petrol costs him about £200 a litre basically?
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Twiggy
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Graham88
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Please tell me he didn't pay that :-/
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Please tell me he didn't pay that :-/
Not yet, but he will.
Just will not listen!!
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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Take it he just went "no" and filled it up with diesel? as unleaded doesn't actually ruin diesel engines just don't run on it, people put 5-10% of unleaded in diesel during winter in cold places.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Yeah should have brimmed it would have been fine. I bet Audi do that.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Toby
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
Take it he just went "no" and filled it up with diesel? as unleaded doesn't actually ruin diesel engines just don't run on it, people put 5-10% of unleaded in diesel during winter in cold places.
Other way around. Petrol in a diesel really fucks it. It's a costly fix as you need to bleed the investors
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scottyp1989
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quote:
Originally posted by Toby
quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
Take it he just went "no" and filled it up with diesel? as unleaded doesn't actually ruin diesel engines just don't run on it, people put 5-10% of unleaded in diesel during winter in cold places.
Other way around. Petrol in a diesel really fucks it. It's a costly fix as you need to bleed the investors
nothing wrong with petrol in diesel engine, iv done it to our works van a good 5/6 times now, most i put i was £20, realised then filled the rest up with diesel, the van is still running fine and does so every day
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by Toby
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Originally posted by sand-eel
Take it he just went "no" and filled it up with diesel? as unleaded doesn't actually ruin diesel engines just don't run on it, people put 5-10% of unleaded in diesel during winter in cold places.
Other way around. Petrol in a diesel really fucks it. It's a costly fix as you need to bleed the investors
No diesel in a petrol screws things up as diesel is like 10x more viscous, i've already said people in cold countries put 5-10% PETROL in DIESELS to stop the diesel getting very thick.
[Edited on 11-06-2010 by sand-eel]
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
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My dad put petrol into his diesel VW caddy (and seeing as his other car is diesel too I don't know how he fucked it up). He just pushed the caddy to the side of the forcourt and syphoned the tank with a pipe and some extra strong mints
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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why is he doing that
fuel line off pump
12v feed to pump
drain tank using the fuel pump
new filter
sorted
[Edited on 11-06-2010 by jr]
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Limecat
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Anyone else's dad beat mine??
No. My old man would probably punch me if I used the A word near him.
He is still into small shit cars with big silly engines.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
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Originally posted by Graham88
Please tell me he didn't pay that :-/
Not yet, but he will.
Just will not listen!!
Fuck man, I'll come up and do it for £350  
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Spanishfly
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
quote:
Originally posted by Toby
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Originally posted by sand-eel
Take it he just went "no" and filled it up with diesel? as unleaded doesn't actually ruin diesel engines just don't run on it, people put 5-10% of unleaded in diesel during winter in cold places.
Other way around. Petrol in a diesel really fucks it. It's a costly fix as you need to bleed the investors
No diesel in a petrol screws things up as diesel is like 10x more viscous, i've already said people in cold countries put 5-10% PETROL in DIESELS to stop the diesel getting very thick.
[Edited on 11-06-2010 by sand-eel]
In older diesels I'll agree... however modern diesels have fine tolerances and seals etc. Diesel acts like a lube. However 2L in a 50L tank would not harm it.
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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My dad did the same on a vectra diesel he had, put a few quid in the realised, phoned the aa and the bloke that came out said brim it and keep it brimmed for a few weeks and it was fine!
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Thorpie
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my dad has brimmed his tank with petrol (diesel car) drove about 10 metres, realized, whilst were were about an hour away from home, sat on the exit to morrisons petrol station in stockport... good times. only cost him about £200, as well as the full tank of petrol 
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Colin
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Just been to pick it up, came back £245.04 lighter.
I also managed to get him to test drive a 59 plate A4 Avant S-line & get a quote to change.
He was offered 12k for his 4yr old A4 Avant S-line.....which is more than half what he paid for it brand new 4yrs ago....which I think is decent!!
Just need to convince him to do it, ive already told him to enjoy himself to the max & start spending my inheritance.
[Edited on 12-06-2010 by Colin]
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x14xe ry
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lol my mum done it on dad sorento filled it up with petrol didnt noticed till it ran like shit brought it home emptyed the tank filled with diesel no problem
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Chris Bingham
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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My mate had a diesel and converted it to a 2.0 Turbo petrol and didn't tell his sister. She brimmed it with Diesel and it cut out about 2 metres outside the petrol station. £100 to get it drained and cleaned.
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WATSON
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Mate done this a few years back in his skyline put £30 worth of diesel in didnt even notice till half way down the road with no power and black reek
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antnee
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I thought diesel pump nozzle was bigger so you cant actually put it in a petrol filler?
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Colin
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Some companies do this, some dont.
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by antnee
I thought diesel pump nozzle was bigger so you cant actually put it in a petrol filler?
Thats a new thing so only applies to most newer cars.
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gazza808
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Registered: 30th Jun 08
Location: Peterborough
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my friend who own a lorry,
gets all the diesel/petrol mix from the companies that drain peoples tanks sticks it straight in his lorry can't do no harm as he's done 800k in it using it lol.
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